BRIDGETTE BENNETT

Healthcare professional with extensive experience in providing high-quality patient care and ensuring compliance with clinical standards. Committed to fostering collaborative environment and achieving optimal patient outcomes. Reliable team player with strong adaptability and excellent communication skills.

• NY State Nursing License April, 1990-present
• CCRN March, 1996-present

• Highly skilled career professional with 34 years of Critical Care Nursing Experience.
• Clinical Nurse 3 who is an integral part of the healthcare team to coordinate care, plan and implement changes in a fast pace environment.
• Care for the adult pre/postoperative cardiac thoracic surgery patient including, but not limited to CABG, Valve, Heart Transplant, Lung Transplant and Artificial Heart.
• Provide individualized quality patient care through a coordinated team approach with physicians, social workers, nursing staff and other disciples.
• Continuous assessment of patient using the nursing process.
• Collaboration with the healthcare team to ensure quality care of critically-ill adult patients.
• Resource person and preceptor for newly hired nurses.
• Integral part of the Quality Assurance team by serving as the chairperson for the Hospital Acquired Infection committee.
• Educate patient and family about disease processes, treatment, indications and potential side effects of medications.
• Direct manage and evaluate student learning in clinical settings.
• Supervise all clinical activities of Nursing students in the clinical settings.
• Work effectively as part of the overall faculty team to meet the needs of students.